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This episode was definitely frustrating to me. As a long-term watcher (I really hesitate to use the word "fan" for this show anymore), the most common reaction I had to a lot of the moments was, "Again?!" It feels like the writers are either running out of ideas or saving the new ones up for the end-of-season climax. I don't know which one I'm hoping for, honestly, because if they do have good ideas on deck, that could get the show renewed again, and I don't know if I can take another season.
Also, did the police-gone-bad plot remind anyone else of the Angel episode 'Thin Dead Line'? Well, except without the zombies.
Tiny shout-out to Alessandro Juliani (Gaeta on BSG) as the surgeon. I'm really mad at Gaeta right now, but I'm glad that A.J. is finding new work. He seems like a decent guy. This concludes this week's round of Spot the Vancouver Actor.
I blame the run-around on Lana Lang. She returns and Clark falls back on old, bad habits.
Oh! I saw Alessandro Juliani! I had to rewind it because you never see his face, but I'd know his voice anywhere. Oh, Mr. Gaeta, best of luck to you in your new career!
Y'know, you're right. It seems like everyone reverts to their high school persona when Lana shows up. Even Chloe, who knows from experience how badly Lana always screws up her friends' lives, welcomed her onetime rival back with open arms. :-
I watch so many genre shows that are shot in Vancouver, I'm constantly annoying my friends with, "Hey, that's [local actor]." Actually, I can't even restrict that to Canada anymore, because they've started cross-pollinating with the L.A. casting pool over the last few years. Anyway, it's kinda fun, even if it does occasionally make me look like a know-it-all.
If Lana Lang were the Catholic Church, I would be a Satanist. Fortunately, given how little it looks like Kristin Kreuk wanted to be there, maybe she'll finally stay away. Then again, NO ONE on this show really looks like they want to be there any more, but at least we were chugging along at a decent pace until Lana showed up.
I am the same with British shows/movies. I get so upset when actors playing characters I really like show up as villains in other shows. Pete Tyler was leading a fascist, racist group on Spooks. NoooooO!
See, I'm just the opposite. I love to see the versatility of my favorite character actors. When traditional nice guys (and girls) like Nathan Fillion, Michael Shanks, Wil Wheaton, Jewel Staite, and Allyson Hannigan get cast as bug-shagging-crazy villains, it's a joy to watch them cut loose. One of these days, I'd like to see a casting director go the opposite direction and finally cast Mark Sheppard as a sweetheart (even if he does give good villain).
Oh, that can be fun, don't get me wrong, but when you only know them from one thing, it can also be jarring. Repeat viewings in other settings help that. Then again, I don't think ANYTHING will ever make me forget Aaron Douglas' role on this show, and that's not a good thing.
Mark Sheppard isn't REALLY a bad guy on BSG, just a bit of a crazy pants that one time. And, okay, a bit of a bastard, but he's a WILY bastard, so I forgive!